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#175ADA

#175ada ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175ada is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.45% cyan, 58.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 219.38°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.1256

Complementary

  1. #175ada
  2. #da9717

Split complementary

  1. #175ada
  2. #da3517
  3. #bbda17

Analogous

  1. #17bbda
  2. #175ada
  3. #3517da

Triadic

  1. #175ada
  2. #da175a
  3. #5ada17

Tetradic

  1. #175ada
  2. #9717da
  3. #da9717
  4. #5ada17

Square

  1. #175ada
  2. #da17bb
  3. #da9717
  4. #17da35

Monochromatic

  1. #082150
  2. #103d95
  3. #175ada
  4. #5186ed
  5. #96b6f4

Shades

#175ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ada
  2. #1551c4
  3. #1248ae
  4. #103f99
  5. #0e3683
  6. #0c2d6d
  7. #092457
  8. #071b41
  9. #05122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ada
  2. #2e6bde
  3. #457be1
  4. #5d8ce5
  5. #749ce9
  6. #8baded
  7. #a2bdf0
  8. #b9cef4
  9. #d1def8
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ada
  2. #225ed1
  3. #2c62c8
  4. #3765bf
  5. #4169b6
  6. #4c6dad
  7. #5671a4
  8. #61759b
  9. #6b7892
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f60a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ada {
  color: #175ada;
}
Background
.bg-175ada {
  background-color: #175ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ada {
  border: 2px solid #175ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ada, #3517da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 218 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.86 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.97 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.35 #e8a525 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#175ada  rgb(23, 90, 218)  hsl(219, 81%, 47%)  Sapphire
#da9717  rgb(218, 151, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 47%)  Gamboge
#da175a  rgb(218, 23, 90)  hsl(339, 81%, 47%)  Ruby
#5ada17  rgb(90, 218, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green